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UK based FunGameCo today introduces Illuminated Words, an addictive, ambient word game for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Offering a new take on traditional word games, Illuminated words is a beautiful, highly polished adventure with letters. Players will collect colors as they play an innovative word game to a beautiful ambient soundtrack, being challenged to unlock all the shades. The game itself is a race against the clock to find words on a grid and collect as many colors as possible.

Survivor Z, the Interactive Fiction RPG for iOS, has announced today that award-winning comic book writer & editor Joe Keatinge will unveil a special challenge encounter based on his post-apocalyptic vision of the San Diego Comic Con. Survivor Z imagines a post-apocalyptic world where 90% of the population has been killed by a virus that reanimates its victims. It features artwork by Wook Jin Clark, and will be available as an In-App purchase starting on the first day of the SDCC: July 17, 2013.

Penguin Hustle is an exhilarating online falling-blocks battle for iPad and iPad Mini. Go head-to-head against your friends and the online community in a world of spell wielding penguins and falling ice-lollies. Feel the rush as you perform dazzling combos and sizzling spells to drive your opponent over the edge. Customize spells to create your own unique style of play. Ascend the ranks and compete with your friends to become the coolest penguin in town.

Independent iOS app developer Artem Kantalinskiy introduces Potsy 1.0, his addictive new arcade game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. An old and rarely used name of the game Hopscotch, Potsy is simple and fun tap entertainment based on one the most popular worldwide playground game. Now you can use your fingers! Players hop or jump through the right angled spaces outlined on the ground. Featuring 16 training levels with visual instructions, Potsy is played in 4 Seasons with 80 unique levels.

Ezzat Studios today announces Egyptian Senet 1.0.2 for iOS, its board game first played in ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago. Players compete against the game’s AI, taking turns, as each tries to move their 7 pawns across and off the gameboard, successfully completing their soul’s journey through the underworld realm of Osiris. Casting sticks serve as dice, and the game automatically flashes all the player’s pieces eligible to move according to the rules of the game, following each throw.

Bright Newt today introduces Copycat Echo XXL 1.0, its free-to-play Simon-style sequence game developed for iOS devices. Players can choose from 7 custom themes, ranging from Beach to Pixel, and have 5 modes of play to master. In Classic mode, players watch the colors and mimic the sequence of electronic sounds. Every round adds another tone and increases the difficulty. Players can also use Facebook and Twitter to issue challenges to friends and Multiplayer mode to test their skills.

Texas game company, Mighty Mighty Good Games today announced that Whirly Word, its popular letter scramble game, is the Starbucks Digital Pick of the Week. Whirly Word is an anagram game that includes a dictionary. Solve the puzzle instantly by finding the six-letter word or step up to the challenge of finding all possible words with the letters given. Whirly Word has been featured in iTunes as an Editor’s Pick. The iPad version was the #10 top paid word game just hours after it was released.